America's Fastest-Dying Cities
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Charleston, W.Va. (Charleston, W.Va., metropolitan statistical area) Migration (since 2000): -5,776 Total population change: -5,682 June 2008 Unemployment: 4.8% (2000 average: 5.2%) Annualized GDP growth: 1% Of all the cities on our list, only Charleston currently has employment above the national average. Though its economy has grown slowly and the population of the area is older and shrinking, the West Virginia capital is a transportation hub for the region and is home to the state's banking and health care industries, as well as a cultural center.
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